tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473248293007320622.post6587679874147710620..comments2024-03-26T05:21:01.018-04:00Comments on Nanette's New Life - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandNanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071620154043768793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473248293007320622.post-5710884187811089422010-12-26T17:14:05.247-05:002010-12-26T17:14:05.247-05:00Added to the queue (but I have to admit that it wi...Added to the queue (but I have to admit that it will be a hard sell to get it to the number one spot--it sounds very, very hard to watch). Netflix lists "Deer Hunter" and "Full Metal Jacket" as comparable films!Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071620154043768793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473248293007320622.post-23203792360585830162010-12-21T09:00:03.621-05:002010-12-21T09:00:03.621-05:00In one of David Bowie's best movies, "Mer...In one of David Bowie's best movies, "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" he plays a British Major in a Japanese POW camp in WWII.<br /><br />I saw the movie back when it was released (a loooong time ago) and remembered thinking about life from a Judeo-Christian view of sanctity and value and the Japanese view that a life without honor is not worth living. It's not an easy movie to sit through, but if it's a subject that interests you, it may be worth putting on the Netflix queue.Norest_wearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226149957970700798noreply@blogger.com